I had a blast chatting with Kelsey & Meg on the @strongrunchicks podcast recently 🎙 We talked about my journey from high school multistory athlete ➡️ running D1 at @ucdavisxc ➡️ joining @stravatrackclub as a post-collegiate athlete chasing an Olympic Trials goal ➡️ running professionally for @teambaa and @adidasrunning 👟 .
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We also chatted about public health and getting people to move joyfully through physical activity promotion (👋 @brownpublichealth) and about coaching runners (👋 #TrainingJoyfully). We packed a lot into 1 hour! Lots of shoutouts to some special folks including some of the amazing coaches I’ve worked with and learned from (@ricsantosslb @dizneena @helenlehmanwinters) and inspiring teammates & friends (👋 @ktkellner @alliehackett95 @michaela_hackett).
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Hope you enjoy the podcast and thanks again SRC Radio for having me on the show! 💪🏃‍♀️😊 The link is in my bio ⬆️
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#strongrunnerchicks #srcradio #strongrunner #teamBAA #bostonathleticassociation #adidasrunning #adidaswomen #podcast #runningpodcast #inspiringwomenrunners #sistersinsport #teammates #runcoach #runcoaching #marathoncoach #runningjoyfully #trainingjoyfully

Throwback to the last time I ran 26.2... at the California International Marathon @runsra_cim last year .
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CIM is just 1️⃣ month away and I’ll be back - though not running, I’m super excited to be back home cheering on family, friends, and #TrainingJoyfully clients at my favorite marathon! 🎉 .
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I’m thinking about hosting a meet-up the day before the race - if you’ll be in Sac, are you interested? If so, let me know in the comments below ⬇️! .
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@michaela_hackett @starling_80 @katiecoats let’s get ready to cheer our butts off! 🎉🎉🎉 .
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#road2CIM #californiainternationalmarathon #runsacramento #runsactown #roadtocim #trainingjoyfully #runningjoyfully #cheersquad #runCIM #runaretesac

When I’m training, getting quality sleep is one of my top priorities - I aim to get 8-9 hours a night to help me recover from tough workouts. When I was younger, sleep was something I didn’t give the attention it deserved. But once I started prioritizing sleep, I saw a huge leap in performance (33:01 ➡️ 32:09 10k back in 2015!) .
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And now, while I’m rehabbing from my injury, getting good sleep remains important, as it plays a crucial role in injury recovery. Tissues repair themselves while we’re sleeping - so whether you’re recovering from mile repeats or a torn tendon, like me, sleep is a key part of the equation .
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#SleepFuels my runs and right now, my injury recovery - I’ve partnered with @bedgear to up my 😴😴 with some new pillows and sheets - thank you!
Wishing sweet dreams & swift feet to all those running #TCSNYCMarathon on Sunday -get out there and #TakeTheCity! 🏃‍♀️🏃‍♂️💪 .
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#ad #sponsored #bedgear #restandrecovery #sleep

Everyone’s posting about NYC Marathon and I’m over here like 😫😫😫 .
This week is hard, not gonna lie. When I should be tapering, resting my legs, and gearing up for 26.2 miles through the 5 boroughs on Sunday, I’m instead living the PT/cross-training life, not even able to run a mile. While I’ve seen good progress in physical therapy, it’s a long road to full function again. I got another MRI this morning, hoping for news of healing 🙏 .
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My mantra is to run joyfully, and I try to bring joy to others around me by having a positive outlook and a “glass half full” attitude. But in the spirit of being honest, I’ll admit that the past 2 months have been far from joyful. I’ve felt so angry and frustrated - which has been challenging for me, because when I’m carrying around all this anger, I don’t feel like myself. .
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I’ve felt incredibly sad too - mourning the loss of this marathon. Injuries bring out all the emotions 😡😢😫 One of the athletes who I coach is currently coming back from injury too, and I shared with her that it’s ok to be angry, ok to feel sadness - because you’re grieving the loss of your season and all you’d hoped to accomplish. I told her that it’s important to let those feelings out, acknowledge them, and process them - so that can you move ahead and look beyond the injury to a fast, healthy, happy future ➡️ .
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So in the spirit of taking my own advice, I’m allowing myself to feel crappy today - sad mad pissed off 😫 I went and bought myself some expensive donuts 🍩, as one does when one is processing feelings 🤣 .
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I’ll be bummed today, so that I can get excited to cheer for all the amazing women toeing the line on Sunday. While I so wish I could be out there competing, I know that the 🇺🇸 women are going to bring the 🔥🔥 and I can’t wait to root for them! And to cheer on my athlete @keeks0921 in her first 26.2! For now, cheers to donuts and #keepingitreal .
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#tcsnycmarathon #notmarathontraining #injuredrunner #injuredlife #injuryrecovery #injuryrehab #comebackseason

Living that physical therapy life - putting this body back together one piece and one day at a time. Not glamorous, not super fun, but oh so necessary!
I got cleared for the elliptical this week, and I did it PAIN FREE yesterday! 💪🙌 Cheers to progress, small victories, and the weekend! 🎉 .
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#injuredrunner #downbutnotout #rehab #physicaltherapy #roadtorecovery #adidaswomen #adidasrunning #teamBAA

Logging laps - not nearly as fun as logging miles, but I’ll take what I can get right now 🏊‍♀️🧜‍♀️ .
Doing some no-breath 25s here - hypoxic work gets my heart rate up ❤️⬆️ - trying to maintain aerobic fitness when I’m not running. (Had to sneak a breath on the 2nd lap 🙊) .
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📹: my mom @clbgregg, the head age group swim coach with the DART swim team 🏊‍♀️ giving me tips on stroke technique as it’s been years since my competitive swimming days! .
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#injuredrunner #injuredlife #runnerturnedswimmer #runnerturnedmermaid #crosstraining #swimming #lapswim #lapswimming #lapsonlapsonlaps #swimmingjoyfully

I’m not running right now, and it’s been weeks since I laced up my shoes for some miles. I’m so far from the fitness that I had in this photo at the beginning of August. I feel like a completely different person than I was 2 months ago, before the run-in with a dumb distracted driver and the injury that stole my season. •
But here’s the thing - I AM different. And that’s ok. Injuries happen, tendons tear, tears are shed. Instead of going to practice, I go to the pool. I go to the gym, and PT, and focus on celebrating the little gains there, like getting my glute to fire or doing an exercise pain-free. And I read, and listen to podcasts, and work on developing mental strength, to help me get through this injury and so that I’m ready for the day when I’m back competing again. •
I miss running: the meditative miles, the crunch of leaves beneath my feet, sweaty sports bras and post-run lattes and lounging on the couch watching Netflix while I recover. But that’s been replaced (temporarily) with the smell of chlorine in my hair, long hot showers after a swim, exploration walks with Moose Man, and lots of puppy snuggles. And these are all good things. So while they’re different, this is new territory, and I’m outside my comfort zone - I know that in this unfamiliar space, I can find home. I’m not the first person to go through something like this, and surely not the last. I’ve conquered unknowns before, I can do it again. And challenging as it is, I’ll be better for it.